Ranking

There are ten possible hands in poker and in judging which hand is better than another the following is the ranking in descending order - from highest to lowest (source: Wikipedia):
1. Royal Flush
The highest ranked hand in poker is a royal flush: five connected cards of the same suit starting with the ace and then the king.The probability of being dealt a royal flush is 0.00015%.
Ace of diamondsKing of diamondsQueen of diamondsJack of diamonds10 of diamonds

2. Straight Flush
A straight flush is five connected cards of the same suit starting with any card. If two or more players have a straight flush then the hand starting with the higher card wins. In the unlikely event that players have a straight flush starting with the same value card, then the pot is split between them. There is no hierarchy of suits. This holds true for all the hands described below. The probability of being dealt a straight flush is 0.0014%.
Jack of clubs10 of clubs9 of clubs8 of clubs7 of clubs

3. Four of a Kind
Four of a kind (also called quads) has four cards of equal rank. The probability of being dealt this hand is 0.024%.
4 of clubs4 of diamonds4 of hearts4 of spadesAce of clubs

4. Full house
A full house (also called a full boat) has a combination of a three cards of one rank (a set) and a pair of another rank. The probability of being dealt a this hand is 0.14%
5 of spades5 of hearts5 of diamonds8 of spades8 of hearts

5. Flush
A flush is five cards all of the same suit. The probability of being dealt this hand is 0.2%.
Ace of spadesJack of spades10 of spades6 of spades3 of spades

6. Straight
A straight is five cards of sequential/connected rank. Every straight will contain either a 5 or a 10. The probability of being dealt this hand is 0.4%
9 of spades8 of diamonds7 of spades6 of hearts5 of clubs

7. Three of a Kind
Three of a kind (also called a set) is three cards of the same rank. The probability of being dealt a this hand is 2.1%.
3 of clubs3 of diamonds3 of heartsQueen of spades2 of spades

8. Two Pair
Two pair is a combination of two cards of one rank and two cards of another rank. The probability of being dealt this hand is 4.75%.
King of clubsKing of spades9 of hearts9 of diamondsJack of hearts

9. One Pair
One pair is two cards of the same rank. The probability of being dealt this hand is 42%.
2 of diamonds2 of heartsQueen of hearts7 of hearts6 of clubs

10. High Card
High card is when the highest ranking card wins when none of the players have any of the hands above. If two players have the same high card, the second highest ranking card determines the winner (and so on). The probability of being dealt none of the hands above is 50%.
Ace of heartsKing of heartsQueen of clubs10 of hearts2 of clubs

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